Lachine Hospital Launches $3 Million Fundraising Campaign

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Community leaders including Lachine Mayor Claude Dauphin will
participate tomorrow in the launch of the Lachine Hospital
Foundation’s most ambitious campaign in its history. The Lachine
Division of The Best Care for Life Campaign aims to raise $3
million for the Lachine Campus of the McGill University Health
Centre (MUHC), which includes Hôpital Lachine and Pavillon Camille
Lefebvre, although the renovations are exclusively for Hôpital
Lachine. Funds raised will be used to support renovations and
the acquisition of new state-of-the-art equipment, as well as the
MUHC’s commitment to making the Lachine Campus a centre of
excellence in geriatric medicine, bariatric surgery and
ophthalmology.

“One of the Lachine Hospital’s strengths has always been the
support it has received over the years from the community it
serves,” explained Claude Dauphin, Honourary Chairman of the
Campaign. “I am confident that local residents and businesses will
rally once again around our hospital – one which has a renewed
sense of purpose and is so vital to our well-being and quality of
life.”

“Funds donated will provide help to revitalize Lachine Campus,
completely transforming the facilities, including 30% more space,”
said Jacques Filion, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Lachine Hospital Foundation. “Its impact will be far-reaching as we
move towards providing all of our patients with private rooms and
our healthcare professionals with improved equipment.”

Lachine Hospital and Camille-Lefebvre Pavilion became part of
the McGill University Health Centre in April 2008, forming what is
now known as the Lachine Campus. At the time the Government of
Quebec announced a $ 54.8 million dollar investment in capital
improvements and new equipment. The Foundation committed to raising
an additional $3 million from the private sector, foundations,
public institutions, staff from the Lachine Hospital and other
individuals. More than $1.1 million has already been raised. This
investment is part of the $2.25 billion MUHC redevelopment project,
which also includes the Mountain and the Glen campuses.

New Resources provide the best care

With the implementation of 79 single patient rooms, patients
will benefit from more privacy, enhanced air quality and infection
control that will help speed recovery and healing, not to mention a
relaxing atmosphere for families and friends to visit and stay
overnight.

“We have also installed a new high-precision CT scanner bundled
with all the most recent digital 3D and 4D images reconstruction
software. This allows for live imaging of inner structures while
reducing the time that the patient is submitted to the procedure,”
noted Jocelyne Faille, Administrative Director of the Lachine
Campus. “Although a lot has happened since joining the MUHC, the
concrete evidence of change and improvement remains unseen. With
the completion of the long processes to determine the clinical
plan, as well as the plan for renovations, including a state of the
art operating theater for bariatric surgery, it is now time for the
major renovations to begin.”

“This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the
health of our community. This project is already under way
but it will take the commitment of everyone in our caring community
to complete the job,” expressed Claude Dauphin.

The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is a comprehensive
academic health institution with an international reputation for
excellence in clinical programs, research and teaching. Its partner
hospitals are the Montreal Children's Hospital, the Montreal
General Hospital, the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Montreal
Neurological Hospital and Institute, the Montreal Chest Institute
and the Lachine Hospital. The goal of the MUHC is to provide
patient care based on the most advanced knowledge in the health
care field, and to contribute to the development of new
knowledge.

About the MUHC Redevelopment Project

Guided by its mission and its role as co-leaders of the McGill
integrated university hospital network, the MUHC is carrying out a
$2.2-billion Redevelopment Project that will help the Government
achieve its vision for academic medicine in Quebec. Excellence in
patient care, research, education and technology assessment will be
fostered on three state-of-the-art campuses—The Mountain, the Glen
and Lachine—and through strong relationships with healthcare
partners. Each LEED®-registered campus will be designed to provide
patients and their families with “The Best Care for Life” in a
healing environment that is anchored in best sustainable
development practices, including BOMA BESt guidelines. www.muhc.ca/construction

About The Best Care for Life Campaign

The $300-million Best Care for Life campaign is an unprecedented
philanthropic effort aimed at raising the funds needed to complete
the McGill University Health Centre’s Redevelopment Project on the
Glen, Mountain and Lachine campuses as well as the Capital
Development Plan. Under the leadership of campaign chairman
John A. Rae and conducted as a partnership of the Foundations of
the McGill University Health Centre, including the Best Care for
Children Campaign led by the Montreal Children’s Hospital
Foundation, the campaign has already raised more than $210 million.
muhc.ca/cause